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A blind spot and a lost trail: How the gunman got so close to Donald Trump

By David A. Fahrenthold, Glenn Thrush, Campbell Robertson, Adam Goldman, Aric Toler
New York Times·
9 mins to read
A blind spot and a lost trail: How the gunman got so close to Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump was allowed to take the stage for his speech despite reports of a suspicious person in the vicinity. Photo / Doug Mills, The New York Times

Even though local police were on the lookout for a suspicious man, critical minutes ticked by, allowing a would-be assassin to slip past, a Times analysis found.

About an hour before a gunman let loose a volley of bullets that nearly assassinated a former president, the law enforcement contingent

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